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Published Research "Household Early Bird Incentives: Leveraging Family Influence to Improve Household Response Rates.", LeClere, F.B., Plummer, S., Vanicek, J., Amaya, A.E. and Carris, K.L., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 11:10AM
Published Research "Geographical Accuracy of Cell Phone Samples and the Effect on Telephone Survey Bias, Variance, and Cost.", Skalland, B.J. and Khare, M., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 11:04AM
Published Research "NORCSuite_Impute: A Two-Way Search Hot-Deck Imputation Macro Using SAS IML.", Wang, F., Pedlow, S.E. and Wang, Y., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 10:59AM
News The Associated Press at U.S. News & World Report: The Survey of Consumer Finances helps ask Generation X and Baby Boomers about their savings More
Posted: 5.21.2013 1:11PM
Published Research "Optimizing Call Patterns for Landline and Cell Phone Surveys.", Reimer, R., Roth, V. and Montgomery, R.H., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:31AM
Published Research "Using Soft Refusal Status in the Cell-Phone Nonresponse Adjustment in the National Immunization Survey.", Zeng, W., Yankey, D., Ganesh, N., Pineau, V.J. and Smith, P.J., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:29AM
Published Research "Integration of the National and International 2008 SDR: Bridging Effects and Expected Improvements to the Time Series Data.", Yang, M., Grigorian, K.H., Chang, W-Y., Cohen, S., Harter, R.M. and Sinclair, M.D., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:26AM
News The Huffington Post: The GSS shares data on marriages, and how religion and cost figure in More
Posted: 5.20.2013 6:07PM
News The Houston Chronicle: Looking at the struggles of female atheists with data and findings from the GSS More
Posted: 5.16.2013 5:16PM
News The National Review: Looking at NLSY data on Hispanic populations More
Posted: 5.16.2013 5:01PM
News The Wall Street Journal: The GSS takes a look at the relationship between the GOP and Hispanic voters More
Posted: 5.16.2013 4:53PM
Published Research "A Randomized Test of Initial and Residual Deterrence from Directed Patrols and Use of License Plate Readers at Crime Hot Spots.", Koper, C.S., Taylor, B.G. and Woods, D.J., 2013 More
Posted: 5.16.2013 9:44AM
Published Research "Sexual Activity and Function among Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women with Hypertension.", Spatz, E.S., Canavan, M.E., Desai, M.M., Krumholz, H.M. and Lindau, S.T., 2013 More
Posted: 5.14.2013 10:44AM
News The Washington Post: Asking just how well you know your neighbors with GSS data and findings More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:58PM
News Discover Magazine: The General Social Survey provides understanding for how people engage in porn-viewing More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:55PM
News The Associated Press, at the Huffington Post: How Americans actually agree on our most contentious issues according to Tom Smith and the GSS More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:49PM
Press Release Cutting-Edge Training Technology to Help Prevent Substance Abuse Released by MedRespond, Peer Assistance Services, Inc. and NORC at the University of Chicago More
Posted: 5.13.2013 10:54AM
Published Research "Structural Equation Modeling of the Inflammatory Response to Traffic Air Pollution.", Baja, E.S., Schwartz, J.D., Coull, B.A., Wellenuis, G.A., Vokonas, P.S. and Suh, H.H., 2013 More
Posted: 5.13.2013 9:52AM
News Bloomberg Businessweek: UMass Amherst to study gaming commission with help from NORC More
Posted: 5.10.2013 12:23PM
News The National Review: A consideration of why Southern whites might be mainly conservative, with GSS data and support More
Posted: 5.9.2013 2:25PM

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News The Associated Press at U.S. News & World Report: The Survey of Consumer Finances helps ask Generation X and Baby Boomers about their savings More
Posted: 5.21.2013 1:11PM
News The Huffington Post: The GSS shares data on marriages, and how religion and cost figure in More
Posted: 5.20.2013 6:07PM
News The Houston Chronicle: Looking at the struggles of female atheists with data and findings from the GSS More
Posted: 5.16.2013 5:16PM
News The National Review: Looking at NLSY data on Hispanic populations More
Posted: 5.16.2013 5:01PM
News The Wall Street Journal: The GSS takes a look at the relationship between the GOP and Hispanic voters More
Posted: 5.16.2013 4:53PM
News The Washington Post: Asking just how well you know your neighbors with GSS data and findings More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:58PM
News Discover Magazine: The General Social Survey provides understanding for how people engage in porn-viewing More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:55PM
News The Associated Press, at the Huffington Post: How Americans actually agree on our most contentious issues according to Tom Smith and the GSS More
Posted: 5.13.2013 4:49PM
Press Release Cutting-Edge Training Technology to Help Prevent Substance Abuse Released by MedRespond, Peer Assistance Services, Inc. and NORC at the University of Chicago More
Posted: 5.13.2013 10:54AM
News Bloomberg Businessweek: UMass Amherst to study gaming commission with help from NORC More
Posted: 5.10.2013 12:23PM
News The National Review: A consideration of why Southern whites might be mainly conservative, with GSS data and support More
Posted: 5.9.2013 2:25PM
News The Huffington Post: NORC help asks about the connection between gambling and divorce More
Posted: 5.9.2013 2:18PM
News Yahoo! News: The NLSY provides insight into the intelligence of couples with large age gaps More
Posted: 5.9.2013 2:05PM
News The Huffington Post: The NLSY helps de-mystify the myth of the "cougar" and the "sugar daddy" More
Posted: 5.8.2013 3:00PM
News FOX News: Looking at the current rush to buy guns amidst the decline in gun ownership with GSS data More
Posted: 5.8.2013 2:54PM
News Forbes: What NORC's Greg Wolniak and The Success Study of the Horatio Alger Association are doing to make a difference More
Posted: 5.3.2013 2:28PM
News Forbes: The NLSY helps elaborate on the gap between being healthy and having health insurance More
Posted: 5.2.2013 4:44PM
News Slate: Recent GSS findings brought up while asking if there's a political agenda against social science research More
Posted: 5.1.2013 5:02PM
News Forbes: The AP-NORC long-term care survey helps elaborate on arts and their role in age and policymaking More
Posted: 5.1.2013 4:57PM
News The Associated Press, at Yahoo! News: The GSS helps reflect on NBA star Jason Collins with findings on American attitudes towards homoesexuality More
Posted: 4.30.2013 12:10PM

Events

Egypt: A Public Private Partnership to Protect the Cultural Heritage of Countries in Crisis, Harris School of Public Policy, Tuesday, May 07, 2013 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 3:56PM
New Evidence on Taxes and the Timing of Birth, Harris School of Public Policy , Thursday, May 02, 2013 More
Posted: 5.1.2013 4:32PM
AERA Annual Conference, The Hilton Union Square, Saturday, April 27, 2013 More
Posted: 4.26.2013 2:13PM

Publications

"Household Early Bird Incentives: Leveraging Family Influence to Improve Household Response Rates." LeClere, F.B., Plummer, S., Vanicek, J., Amaya, A.E. and Carris, K.L., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 11:10AM
"Geographical Accuracy of Cell Phone Samples and the Effect on Telephone Survey Bias, Variance, and Cost." Skalland, B.J. and Khare, M., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 11:04AM
"NORCSuite_Impute: A Two-Way Search Hot-Deck Imputation Macro Using SAS IML." Wang, F., Pedlow, S.E. and Wang, Y., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.22.2013 10:59AM
"Optimizing Call Patterns for Landline and Cell Phone Surveys." Reimer, R., Roth, V. and Montgomery, R.H., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:31AM
"Using Soft Refusal Status in the Cell-Phone Nonresponse Adjustment in the National Immunization Survey." Zeng, W., Yankey, D., Ganesh, N., Pineau, V.J. and Smith, P.J., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:29AM
"Integration of the National and International 2008 SDR: Bridging Effects and Expected Improvements to the Time Series Data." Yang, M., Grigorian, K.H., Chang, W-Y., Cohen, S., Harter, R.M. and Sinclair, M.D., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.21.2013 9:26AM
"A Randomized Test of Initial and Residual Deterrence from Directed Patrols and Use of License Plate Readers at Crime Hot Spots." Koper, C.S., Taylor, B.G. and Woods, D.J., 2013 More
Posted: 5.16.2013 9:44AM
"Sexual Activity and Function among Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women with Hypertension." Spatz, E.S., Canavan, M.E., Desai, M.M., Krumholz, H.M. and Lindau, S.T., 2013 More
Posted: 5.14.2013 10:44AM
"Structural Equation Modeling of the Inflammatory Response to Traffic Air Pollution." Baja, E.S., Schwartz, J.D., Coull, B.A., Wellenuis, G.A., Vokonas, P.S. and Suh, H.H., 2013 More
Posted: 5.13.2013 9:52AM
"Managing Local Assets." Kaganova, O.Z. and Kopanyi, M., 2013 (forthcoming) More
Posted: 5.7.2013 10:36AM
"Municipal Real Property Asset Management: A Overview of World Experience, Trends and Financial Implications." Kaganova, O.Z. and Nayyar-Stone, R., 2000 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:25PM
"Learning How to Be Efficient Property Owners and Accountable Governments: The Case of Kyrgyzstan’s Cities." Kaganova, O.Z., Tian, V. and Underland, C., 2001 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:17PM
"Overview of Real Estate Markets in Kuwait." Kaganova, O.Z., Al-Sultan, F. and Speakman, J., 2005 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:14PM
"Introducing More Transparent and Efficient Land Management in Post-Socialist Cities: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan." Kaganova, O.Z., Akhmatov, A. and Undeland, C., 2008 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:10PM
"Government Property Assets in the Wake of the Dual Crisis in Public Finance and Real Estate: An Opportunity to Do Better Going Forward?" Kaganova, O.Z., 2010-2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:08PM
"Valuation and Pricing of Government Land and Property: A Tip of a Growing Iceberg." Kaganova, O.Z., 2012 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:06PM
"Real Estate Markets." Jaffee, D. and Kaganova, O.Z., 2001 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:04PM
"Managing Government Property Assets: International Experiences." Kaganova, O.Z. and McKellar, J. (eds)., 2006 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 4:01PM
"Integrating Public Property in the Realm of Fiscal Transparency and Anti-Corruption Efforts." Kaganova, O.Z., 2008 More
Posted: 5.6.2013 3:59PM
"Guidebook on Capital Investment Planning for Local Governments." Kaganova, O.Z., 2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 5.6.2013 3:56PM

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Senior Survey Statistician - Statistics and Methodology More
Posted: 1.11.2013 9:50AM
Senior Survey Methodologist - Statistics and Methodology More
Posted: 1.11.2013 9:49AM
Research Analyst - Public Health Research More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:58PM
Research Scientist/Economist - International Projects Department More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:57PM
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Posted: 1.8.2013 4:56PM
Research Assistant - Medicaid and Health Care Programs - Health Care Research More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:55PM
Senior Research Analyst - Medicaid and Health Care Programs - Health Care Research More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:54PM
Senior Research Scientist - Medicare Policy and Health Care Financing - Health Care Research More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:53PM
Senior Research Scientist - Medicaid Expert - Health Care Research More
Posted: 1.8.2013 4:53PM
Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist - Public Health More
Posted: 7.20.2012 11:04AM
Graduate Research Assistant - Academic Research Centers More
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Public Affairs Manager More
Posted: 2.29.2012 1:31PM
Senior Research Scientist - Economics, Labor and Population Studies More
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Now Hiring: Field Interviewers More
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